MapleSim™ 4.5, the latest version of Maplesoft's high-performance physical modeling and simulation tool, is now available. MapleSim is an advanced engineering software tool for design, modeling, and high-performance simulation, including real-time and hardware-in-the-loop applications. Unlike traditional, numeric-based modeling tools, the unique symbolic approach of MapleSim exposes and provides access to the model equations.

The latest release includes enhanced support for Modelica®, an open standard for describing physical models and components that forms the basis of many components in MapleSim. With MapleSim 4.5, engineers can now access new collections of components using the Modelica import feature, seamlessly including third-party Modelica libraries and their own custom Modelica components in their MapleSim models. Libraries, components, and models based on the electrical, 1-D mechanical, signals, and thermal heat flow domains from the Modelica 3.1 Standard Library can be easily imported into MapleSim and included with standard MapleSim components and models. Other enhancements include the ability to convert older MapleSim models to use Modelica 3.1, the latest version of the Modelica Standard Library, so that these models can take advantage of the latest improvements.

MapleSim 4.5 includes an improved simulation engine that can readily simulate continuous models with discrete events. The enhanced engine handles a much larger class of these systems than earlier versions, and shows significant performance improvements for existing hybrid discrete/continuous models. With the improved engine, MapleSim can now handle models that include hundreds of events. Models with discrete events will often run 10 times faster than in MapleSim 4, with some models running over 100 times faster. The improved simulation engine also results in reduced formulation times for large continuous models, shortening the time the engine requires to prepare the model for simulation.

Over the past month we have had the pleasure of presenting two sponsored webinars with the IEEE & ASME. To view the recordings, simply click on the webinar of your choice and register to access the recording. Registration is free.

Modeling and simulation have been core methods in modern engineering for decades. The basic question of whether the tools and techniques of today are sufficient to meet emerging design challenges has engaged the global engineering community in many segments. This webinar offers insights into the key challenges facing modern engineering, and some of the activities that address these challenges. View the recording here.

This webinar presents some leading work in the development of high fidelity physical models of automotive batteries, including conventional lead-acid, but also NiMH and Lithium. Developed as part of the research program for the SERC/Toyota/Maplesoft Industrial Research Chair for Mathematics-based Modeling and Design, these models will plug into comprehensive system models for HEV and EV applications. View the recording here

Maple has transformed the way that people teach and learn mathematics. It helps students learn better by illuminating theory and giving substance to abstract concepts. For instructors, it provides a creative environment for presenting math concepts in a relevant way. Learn how real educators are using Maple in their classrooms to provide an engaging, effective learning experience for their students.

8 new topics are now available in the Teacher Resource Center. In particular, the sections regarding Inverse Functions & Exponential Functions have been updated with new videos, example worksheets & TA question banks. You can view the content here:

Bring math to life in your classroom! Download the course content for FREE directly from the Teacher Resource Center. Each topic includes a demo video, testing content, and Maple worksheets. Click here to explore the Maplesoft Teacher Resource Center and the new course content.

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In general, a "conversion" between the one- and two-argument artangent functions is not mathematically correct. However, we give two examples of calculations that benefit from a formal interchange of these two functions, and show how different programming strategies in Maple can be used to build tools to make these formal interchanges.

Extract: "A new five-year, $10.5-million partnership between General Motors of Canada, Waterloo-based Maplesoft Inc., and a multidisciplinary research team at the University of Waterloo is tackling the challenges of next generation electric vehicles. Through model-based design and prototype testing, the team will investigate crucial technologies for achieving more widespread use of electric vehicles."

Extract: "Maplesoft, a leading developer of high performance physical modeling and simulation software, will incorporate the researchers’ innovative ideas into new design tools that GM’s staff can apply during their routine engineering work. Maplesoft is particularly interested in using its modelling capabilities to help improve the batteries deployed in electric vehicles."

Extract: “Maplesoft has announced the release of the Maple 14 Grid Computing Toolbox, which enables distributed computing using the company's Maple software. Using this toolbox, users can run Maple computations in parallel, taking advantage of all the hardware resources available, cutting down on processing time, and enabling applications that were not possible before.”

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